Styling valet

Claim 1

In a styling velet, the combination of a case and cover, said cover being hingedly secured to said case, and said case and cover being separated from each other so as to present separable trays, said case and cover each comprising a rectangular member having a rectangular panel bounded by Opposite side walls, opposite end walls and a plurality of partitions so as to form a plurality of compartments of various sizes so as to accommodate different type of equipment used by beauticians in their work, certain of said partitions of said case being removable so to form relatively larger size compartments, cover means being provided for individually enclosing certain of said compartments, a pair of hinges for pivotally securing said case to said cover, each of said hinges being comprised of interfitting members disengageable from each other so to separate said case and cover, said cover carrying a mirror, and a brace between said cover and case for limiting the pivotal travel respective to each other, certain of said partitions being integral with an accordian pleat structure around the edges therebetween and said case so to permit sideward displacement of said partition in a flat plane so to form relatively larger or smaller compartments, wherein said partitions remain flat in either position, said case having alternate compartments being accessible from an opposite side, said compartments being formed by an alternately oppositely dished intermediate common wall formed by said sidewardly movable partitions and alternate opposite bottom walls, said case accordingly having a pivotal bottom cover for access to alternate of said compartments, and said partitions having said integral accordian pleat structure each being comprised of a stiff panel having said accordian pleats around such edges thereof that are toward said bottom wall and side wall of said case, said accordian pleats being flexible and of a thinner material than said stiff panel.